That's not science, you've got your thumb on the scale.

Art Caplan

Hospitals generally do not take into account why a gravely ill patient is there, the way in which it might become relevant is if you thought it was a predictor of a bad outcome.

It should not be condoned. We should find ways to penalize it, we’ve got 91-year-olds waiting, health care workers waiting. People who are wealthy can easily find ways to quarantine, maskand stay isolated for another month or two, and more [vaccines] will become available.

We need to know if we can trust the vaccine, so the more transparency the better.

The people who come to the rally, they don't care about them except as a photo op, because they're going to kill some of them and some of their family and friends, what we're seeing is pure propaganda that is damaging to the American people.

I worry that a desperate White House could bring pressure on the FDA to approve something way before it's ready, just to be able to say, we promised you a vaccine and we got you one.

Collins understands that this is necessary to convince a somewhat skeptical public.